Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Robertson: ‘I Still Had to Shoot Him’

U.S. Army

Joseph Robertson was an infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II. Here, Robertson recalls fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and having to take the life of a young German soldier that wouldn’t surrender to him. He calls it “the saddest memory of his life” and would … Continue reading

Battle of the Bulge
John Terborg on His Part in the Battle of the Bulge

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John C Terborg describes his encounter with German troops on December 16, 1944, the start of the Battle of the Bulge. Terborg describes his experience as a P.O.W. until his escape on April 10, 1945. The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign of World War II … Continue reading